How To Install liblimba-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblimba-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is liblimba-dev
liblimba-dev is:
Limba allows 3rd-party developers to easily distribute their software on multiple Linux distributions. It provides atomic upgrades of software, simultaneous installation of multiple software versions and a simple way to obtain and upgrade software.
This package contains development files necessary to develop applications which use the Limba library.
There are three methods to install liblimba-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install liblimba-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install liblimba-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install liblimba-dev
Install liblimba-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install liblimba-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install liblimba-dev
Install liblimba-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install liblimba-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install liblimba-dev
How To Uninstall liblimba-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the liblimba-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove liblimba-dev
Uninstall liblimba-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall liblimba-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove liblimba-dev
Remove liblimba-dev Configurations and Data
To remove liblimba-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge liblimba-dev
Remove liblimba-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove liblimba-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge liblimba-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install liblimba-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
